Month: November 2016

For more than a decade, Ali Mesiwala, MD, has been working as a neurosurgeon in California. He completed his postdoctoral training at such institutions as the University of Washington and the International Neurosciences Institute. Currently, Ali Mesiwala, MD, serves as the chief of the Department of Surgery and Division of Neurological Surgery at St. Bernardine Medical Center.

There are several neurological signs and symptoms that have simple explanations, but some may be early indications of a serious problem. Following are just a few examples of neurological problems that may warrant a trip to your physician:

1. Numbness or weakness: feeling numbness on one side of the face can be an early sign of a stroke. However, these early symptoms are often brief, so many individuals forget about them. In addition to signalling a stroke, sudden muscle weakness may indicate various disorders, including Guillain-Barre syndrome or myasthenia gravis.

2. Vision loss: unexpected loss of vision in one or both eyes can indicate various infections, multiple sclerosis, or location-specific strokes. An optic nerve stroke can cause complete blindness in one eye. Meanwhile, deteriorating vision accompanied by eye pain may suggest that the optic nerve has become inflamed.

3. Persistent dizziness: any persistent problems with coordination and balance can indicate that something is wrong. Certain inner ear conditions, such a positional vertigo, may be the cause of these problems, but they also may result from strokes in the brain stem. The brain stem connects the brain and spine and strokes can interrupt these important communications.

Ali Mesiwala, MD, is an established neurosurgeon in San Bernardino, California. The chief of two surgical departments at St. Bernardine Medical Center, Dr. Ali Mesiwala also holds various other professional appointments. In addition to his medical work, Dr. Mesiwala is a founding member of Claremont Museum of Art.

Established in 1987 with the aim of celebrating the cultural heritage of Claremont, California, the Claremont Museum of Art is located within the city’s historic College Heights Lemon Packing House. The museum’s permanent collection is made up of close to 80 artworks by many different artists, some of whom donated their own works to the collection.

In addition to the art itself, Claremont Museum hosts various educational initiatives, most notable of which is Project ARTstART, which teaches high school students how to share their passion for art with their younger peers. Sixty high school students currently participate in the program, spreading their appreciation to students at three elementary schools.

In previous years, the museum has also overseen the ARToon program, which engaged adolescents in the creation of cartoon art, and a school-based photography program entitled ARTpix.